Vice President Kamala Harris's potential running mates are largely unknown to the public, according to a recent poll, with only one candidate leading in favorability among Democratic respondents.
Vice President Kamala Harris's potential running mates remain widely unknown to the public, with a recent poll revealing that a majority of Americans are unfamiliar with the candidates under consideration.
An AP-NORC survey conducted from July 25 to 29 asked Americans their opinions of three candidates being considered as Harris's potential running mate: Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., and Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky.
Kamala Harris's Running Mate Poll Reveals Unknown Candidates
Among the candidates, Kelly was found to have the highest favorability rate, with about 45% of Democratic respondents having a favorable opinion of the senator. However, about four in 10 Democratic respondents said that they still do not know Kelly well enough as a candidate to form an opinion.
Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor, received a positive view from about one quarter of Democratic respondents, while 16% have a negative view of him. However, about 60% of respondents said they do not have enough information to form an opinion on Shaprio, with 57% of Democrats saying they do not know him well enough to say whether they favor him as a candidate.
Kamala Harris's Running Mate Poll Reveals Unknown Candidates
The majority of adults, 74%, said they also do not know enough about Beshear to have a favorable or unfavorable opinion.
Politico recently reported that Harris's vetting team met privately with both Shapiro and Kelly, but the vice president has yet to make a formal announcement on her running mate. Harris is expected to announce her running mate in the days leading up to her first campaign event with her vice presidential pick on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Kamala Harris's Running Mate Poll Reveals Unknown Candidates
The poll was conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
Harris's potential running mates face the challenge of raising their profiles and becoming more familiar to the public before the 2024 presidential election. The poll suggests that Harris herself has work to do in introducing her running mate to voters.
Kamala Harris's Running Mate Poll Reveals Unknown Candidates
